The healthcare challenges created by an
ageing population are well documented. But with the NHS coming under ever
increasing pressure to address bed blocking that is acknowledged to affect
service provision across every hospital, the problems associated with elderly
patients – especially with so many living alone – is fast becoming a priority.
Yet...
Read more

More than 115 Americans die from opioid
overdoses daily, according to data
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The cost to deal with
opioid drug abuse, including healthcare, lost productivity, criminal justice
involvement and addiction treatment, has climbed to over $78 billion a year. To
say this is a large problem would be an understatement....
Read more

Over the last twenty years, Africa’s
population has increased by 2.5% per year and by 2050, the population is
expected to rise to about 2.4 billion, with some of the countries doubling or
even tripling their numbers; making Africa the region with the largest
population growth. This places the continent in a favourable position with a
large proportion...
Read more

Introduction
Hospitals around the world are under increasing pressure to
improve outcomes – whether because they are operating in a fee-for-performance
or value-based care environment, or simply because today’s increasingly
informed patients are deliberately pursuing treatment at facilities with a
reputation for superior care.
Whatever your hospital’s...
Read more

Executive summary
A hospital’s reputation can do much to help attract patients,
qualified staff, and recommendations from referring physicians. This white
paper examines the factors that shape hospitals’ reputations in the eyes of
these audiences, the assumptions that patients make about hospital quality, the
role of the Internet and public performance...
Read more

Executive summary
Hospitals are under increasing pressure to improve their
overall quality of care. In order to contend with this challenge, many
hospitals have implemented measures to establish high-quality care standards. For
the most part, hospitals have elected to establish clinical pathways designed to
govern the entire care process, with impressive...
Read more

Highlighted Products

The HAMILTON-C3 ventilator is a modular high-end ventilation solution for all patient groups. Offering a number of unique features, the HAMILTON-C3 is one of the first ventilators featuring the “Ventilation Autopilot” INTELLiVENT-ASV®. The HAMILTON-C3’s...

The HAMILTON-T1 combines for the first time the functionality of a fully featured intensive care unit ventilator with the compactness and ruggedness required for transport. This is why the HAMILTON-T1 enables you to provide optimal ventilation therapy...

The fully featured ICU ventilator, HAMILTON-MR1, guarantees uncompromised continuous ventilation care from the ICU to the MRI scanner and back. Its reliability and high performance, with advanced lung-protective strategies and patient-adaptive modes,...